Villa in Via Verga, 5, Bisuschio,
Villa in Via Verga, 5, Bisuschio,. Habitable.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Effective price ≈ €98,800 (73,000 + €200/m²) → ≈ €766/m², well above the Lombardy median of €435/m². Listing claims “Habitable” but the facts show 0 bathrooms, a contradictory detail that lowers confidence.
More on the house and the area
Habitable 3-bed villa with tiled floors, a fireplace, exposed wood ceiling and terraces looking over a green valley. The house is lived-in and messy but structurally usable; it will need cosmetic work and checks on systems. Strong value for €73k thanks to size, outdoor space and views.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€9,000 – €14,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- Cluttered, lived-in interiors and visible maintenance/clean-up needed
- Cosmetic updates likely (kitchen/bathroom refresh, repainting)
- No paperwork on energy/housing systems shown — check heating/electrics before purchase
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 71/100The cluster sits in the Valceresio at the foot of the pre-Alpine slopes on the Swiss border. Lake Lugano is within about 10 km at Porto Ceresio. Monte San Giorgio, on the Italian-Swiss side of the lake, is a UNESCO World Heritage site for its Triassic fossils. The nearest larger town is Varese, with services, rail links and the Sacro Monte di Varese UNESCO site farther southwest. The area is known for wooded hills, small border valleys and cross-border commuting toward Mendrisio and Lugano.